Type T Tommy Picks His Poison

12.9.2017

 

Personality

Type T

They call him Type T Tommy

Only walks the lines

He can’t see

And he takes every chance

He can

Not safe to walk

He ran

In a world of can’t

He can

 

He’s climbed every mountain

He’s crossed every sea

He’s battled all the odds

Still he looks to increase

 

What can he do next

To up the risk dance

But remove more control

And leave more to chance

 

He’s devised a game

One player

Fifty plays

Odds

One in over a quadrillion

One layer

Fifty nays

 

One in

One quadrillion

105 trilliion

899 billion

906 million

842 thousand

624 and

Some change

To be exact

 

And he’s already planning

What he’ll do after that

 

To survive life loss

Type T Tommy has to show

He can win each coin toss

Fifty times in a row

 

What happens to Tommy

If he was to lose

What happens to Tommy

There’s no “what” to choose

He’s risking his life

For the high of his life

Ride the sharp of the knife

The thrill of each toss

Carries the weight

Just one loss

All it takes

The question’s not “What?”

No the question is “How?”

 

Type T Tommy

Pick your poison

Odds you’ve lost

Pick it now

But the flips

They keep coming

Tommy’s winning somehow

Type T Tommy

Pick your poison

Odds you’ve lost

Pick it now

 

10, 20, 30

Now 40 plus tosses

He’s nailed every heads

He’s kicked all tails

He’s called every one

Without any losses

44, 45, 46, 47

Blew past 48

Then 49 tosses

 

Type T Tommy

Pick your poison

Odds you’ve lost

Pick it now

But the flips

They kept coming

He still won them somehow

 

Type T Tommy

Only one coin toss left

He’s broken no sweat

He’s called 49

Hasn’t lost one yet

Only one coin toss left

50/50’s its bet

 

Have you picked your poison

If you don’t pass this test

Type T Tommy in response

Does what he does best

And claims he’s just planning

What he is going to do next

Then he calls for heads up

On the final flip bets

Only he not surprised

When the quarter landed heads

In amazement

Finally asked him

What he planned to do next

 

Pick my poison

He replied

Type T Tommy

Won’t rest

Pick my poison

He replied

Keep putting life to the test

 

I need odds much greater than

One in over a quadrillion

Over one in

One quadrillion

105 trilliion

899 billion

906 million

842 thousand

624 and

Some change

To be exact

 

And he’s already planning

What he’ll do after that